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Differentiation and Cost Asymmetry: Solving the Merger Paradox

J. Alejandro GelvesMidwestern State University, Department of Economics, Dillard College of Business Administration. 3410 Taft Blvd. Wichita Falls, Texas76308, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 321-340 | Published online: 15 Sep 2014

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